AUTOMATIC AUDIO RECORDING AND PUBLISHING SYSTEM

• US 20120253493A1
• Filed: 03/30/2012
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Soundlink, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Soundlink, Inc.
• Inventors: Andrews, Christopher C.
• Application Number:
  US13/435,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/61 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/432 Content retrieval operation from a local storage medium, e.g. hard-disk details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A device, system and method for automatic audio recording and publishing. An electronic device having an audio recording ability includes an audio sharing program that enables a user to input a single command to execute the program and begin recording audio with the electronic device without the need for further input to the device. As a result, a user is able to quickly capture their thoughts or other audio related to an event before the moment has passed. After another single command, preset time period or trigger action such as ending the recording or hanging up, the sharing program automatically publishes the recorded audio according to one or more preselected or default settings. In particular, the user is able to preselect one or more media outlets to which the audio should be published as well as the format and time at which the audio should be published.

Claims

1. A method of automatically recording and publishing audio content, the method comprising:

a. activating an application on a computing device;

b. inputting audio content to the computing device to be recorded by the application; and

c. recording audio with the application on the computing device;

wherein the activation of the application and the commencement of recording audio by the application are both initiated by a user performing a single action on the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the commencement of recording by the application is delayed by a predetermined delay period.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the application stops recording audio after a predetermined recording period or if the volume of the inputted audio content falls below a minimum threshold for a predetermined threshold period.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising publishing the recorded audio content on one or more network-accessible locations.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the network-accessible locations are selected from the group consisting of a website, a blog, an email, a text message, an editable document, and a database.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the publishing of the recorded audio is initiated by the single action after the application has stopped recording the recorded audio content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the publishing comprises transmitting the recorded audio content to one or more storage elements for formatting and storage on the storage elements.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the one or more network-accessible locations are determined based on a publishing table that associates the computing device with the one or more network-accessible locations.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising enabling the user to select or edit the one or more network-accessible locations associated with the computing device using the application on the computing device.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform the method comprising:

a. activating an application on the computing device; and

b. recording inputted audio content with the application on the computing device;

wherein the activation of the application and the commencement of recording audio by the application are both initiated by a user performing a single action on the computing device.

11. The medium of claim 10, wherein the commencement of recording by the application is delayed by a predetermined delay period.

12. The medium of claim 10, wherein the application stops recording audio after a predetermined recording period or if the volume of the inputted audio content falls below a minimum threshold for a predetermined threshold period.

13. The medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises publishing the recorded audio content on one or more network-accessible locations.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the network-accessible locations are selected from the group consisting of a website, a blog, an email, a text message, an editable document, and a database.

15. The medium of claim 13, wherein the publishing of the recorded audio is initiated by the single action after the application has stopped recording the recorded audio content.

16. The medium of claim 15, wherein the publishing comprises transmitting the recorded audio content to one or more storage elements for formatting and storage on the storage elements.

17. The medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more network-accessible locations are determined based on a publishing table that associates the computing device with the one or more network-accessible locations.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises enabling the user to select or edit the one or more network-accessible locations associated with the computing device using the application on the computing device.

19. A computing device for automatically recording and publishing audio content, the computing device comprising:

a. a processor; and

b. an application executed by the processor configured to;

i. activate on the computing device; and

ii. record inputted audio content on the computing device;

wherein the activation and the commencement of recording audio are both initiated by a user performing a single action on the computing device.

20. The device of claim 19, wherein the commencement of recording by the application is delayed by a predetermined delay period.

21. The device of claim 19, wherein the application is further configured to stop recording audio after a predetermined recording period or if the volume of the inputted audio content falls below a minimum threshold for a predetermined threshold period.

22. The device of claim 19, wherein the application is further configured to publish the recorded audio content on one or more network-accessible locations.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein the network-accessible locations are selected from the group consisting of a website, a blog, an email, a text message, an editable document, and a database.

24. The device of claim 22, wherein the publishing of the recorded audio is initiated by the single action after the application has stopped recording the recorded audio content.

25. The device of claim 24, wherein the publishing comprises transmitting the recorded audio content to one or more storage elements for formatting and storage on the storage elements.

26. The device of claim 24, wherein the one or more network-accessible locations are determined based on a publishing table that associates the computing device with the one or more network-accessible locations.

27. The device of claim 26, wherein the application is further configured to enable the user to select or edit the one or more network-accessible locations associated with the computing device using the application on the computing device.

28. The device of claim 25, wherein the storage elements are integrated with the computing device.

29. The device of claim 28, further comprising a recording mechanism that is used by the application to record the audio content.

30. The device of claim 22, wherein one or more of the network-accessible locations are located on the computing device.

31. A system for automatically recording and publishing audio content, the system comprising:

a. one or more storage elements;

b. a recording mechanism; and

c. a computing device coupled with the one or more storage elements and the recording mechanism, wherein the computing device comprises a processor and an application executed by the processor configured to;

i. activate on the computing device; and

ii. record inputted audio content on the computing device with the recording mechanism;

wherein the activation and the commencement of recording audio by the application are both initiated by a user performing a single action on the computing device.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the commencement of recording by the application is delayed by a predetermined delay period.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein the application is further configured to stop recording audio after a predetermined recording period or if the volume of the inputted audio content falls below a minimum threshold for a predetermined threshold period.

34. The system of claim 31, wherein the application is further configured to publish the recorded audio content on one or more network-accessible locations.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the network-accessible locations are selected from the group consisting of a website, a blog, an email, a text message, an editable document, and a database.

36. The system of claim 34, wherein the publishing of the recorded audio is initiated by the single action after the application has stopped recording the recorded audio content.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the publishing comprises transmitting the recorded audio content to the one or more storage elements for formatting and storage on the storage elements.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein the one or more network-accessible locations are determined based on a publishing table that associates the computing device with the one or more network-accessible locations.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein the application is further configured to enable the user to select or edit the one or more network-accessible locations associated with the computing device using the application on the computing device.

40. The system of claim 34, wherein the computing device is integrated with one or more selected from the group consisting of the storage elements, the audio recording mechanism and at least one of the one or more network-accessible locations.